CFO
- Recruiter
- FD Recruit
- Location
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England, Lancashire
LancashireLancashire
- Salary
- £500 - £1000 per day + negotiable for the right candidate
- Posted
- 15 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 25 Jun 2018
- Ref
- BBBH581
- Job Title
- Chief Financial Officer
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
A highly profitable and growing Business Services organisation based in West Lancashire, requires an Interim CFO for a 6 month assignment.
Reporting to the CEO, your primary task will be to restructure the Finance function to ensure it is effective and efficient.
At present, management reporting is poor and needs to be greatly improved so that business insight can drive performance within Operations and also to deliver confidence to external stakeholders that the right decisions are being taken.
Underpinning this is the use of technology which will need to be streamlined and improved.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of restructuring Finance teams, improving reporting within Private Equity-backed businesses and be prepared to be 'hands on' in a small team.
Experience Required
* Demonstrable track record operating in, and taking leadership in environments undergoing rapid and fundamental change - with evidential positive outcomes
* Situations where it has been necessary to get down in the detail and rebuild processes, controls and capability across the finance team, and the wider business
* Commercial and operational experience/grasp - this is not about strategy - but an understanding of how the parts fit together and drive value through the business - success here will be measured on the bottom line and in the bank account
* Experience in a business environment where the 'analogue to digital journey' has been part of a wholesale transformation programme would be a benefit
* Experience in leading complex negotiations/delivery in situations that would include full blown refinancing, M&A and investment/divestment's
Necessary Skills
* Hands-on, visible and a strong communicator. Clarity of thought, articulation and task management is essential
* Decisive but not dictatorial or dogmatic - pragmatic not theoretical - open to ideas but the injection of pace, quality control and delivery are key attributes - happy to be measured by results
* Honest, straight and tells it how it is - but takes ownership and leads from the front
Must be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and have held an FD position within a PE backed organisation or similar
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